New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-09
INDIGNANT DOCK OFFICIALS.
eEAcH,s CHARGES DENIED ALL AROUND.

me COMMISSIONERS PRONOUNCE HIM UNwohrhi
OF BEIIEF-A LOOSELY MANAGED BOARD.
The Dock Commissioners not so much ihcenecu
vesterday at George O. Beach, the former c'eiA' w
~.ve testimony on Thursday derogatory 10 'nei' %
-.ro at the Commissioners OF Accounts TOT Pe's'"e
Beach's testimony to De spreau 'e'''0 INV
missioner Koch said: ..,.. A,o, ,,o
are there and we
zee ,se mo- the %ssr
] oS &c 10 air their
:cesa The Grand Jury conducts an exparte IN
solemn oan OF SECRECY S S aT NO are se
nsrs Of accontsopony conducting an
IN is sn malicious before
The public. 1t tho business Of the docmsns OF the
SsSartm t snS see that right but i is
rot ,GsF or the Grand Jury
%s@. %e peaso year
work for weeks and when they tnrew with Com
N.soner Scar@an printed Herald in which he Ia
sgsssS Nna sr wc
to sSs # nf fSr
CLERK Of and e ssc on hands
sns Sa a k Mc one
aa n,s sen Sere to $50 Which
Sd ,DD mot s n1I SaV have held public Offices
before sns Ssnso n1o at th'
won't 20 far with the people who know nm.
commissioner Matthews, whom Beach charged win IN
,smnerate habits and with treating" members of the
Legislature and others in the Dock Department when
ever they called spoke of Beach as a" skunk" He said
contend With skunk %sD with 9ea aayan ans am
clubs and pretty well Ssyr attended,
an ses ss as paSc
ST svdsn a%a sN1a
drinking with when it is well known ,o that aast
ISLANDERS ,sr S TO BE Prs "a this S
% ass the e %n
1rsrs SsT X the AZ money nfG mad.
s as SeeS oT
Grace and Commissioner Voorhis when ne was Hnry s
sS bare Sa
sSoaa IT, As he is so nconseQuena as to be
hardy worth noticing.
President stark. of the Dock Commission said;
Beach was worthless fellow who claimed TO have some in
nspee ns would not be believed oath BY those
MaS t1Sv n ssTe MG
duties Of d% e Ess nsasa on
q e., a %S ans
t. saSs 1yHS sssDs
ihv s@ ds stevens ,ey mo one Who
S1psy Sops S %a and
Ss ns the on 5 asH as and
AZ nSs sDptSvs
&c we
the sinking Fund no US no money
An official who is familiar with the Dock Department
and who is interested In the Improvement OF the WAFER
front had this to say of the investigation:
1t has been proved before the OF accounts
thai he CITY has been swnded ont OF fees or he
vessels Ii has demonstrated by the ana
The of the Commissioners that ne
useless pisce-a and that the antoT Of building
IN also other such irregularities nave Dee
shown Now will not do for the Dock commissioner 10
This unimportant II shows loose cohuon
things in the DEPARTMENT. Inc ,ove ,a some
thing loose discovered This the result OF ,hs
loo sysem under which the department Is organized u
not Board of Estimate as other
mepts II estimates and gets no APPROXIMATION Its
expenses by the issue OF bonds and has
over it's II any other
to create places 1t has 10 get an anu 70
show the places But the DOCK Sn
do as il peases snch matters and that Is where e trouble
there will never satisfactory administration OF tne Dock
pcnartmen until IL is placed the same footing as other
departments Legislature has repeatedly passed. snch
his bnt the influence politicians and persons having spe
cs fayors has potential with the Governor
Mavor Hewitt said that he had received no communca-
ton from the Dock Commissioners relative to the sta e.
ments made by Beach and he did not expect TO receive
any The Investigation OF the Dock and Park Depart
mept was ordered by him In order to sec whether mere
was ANYTHING Objectionable in those departments Wheh
the closed the testimony would pc SUD
mitted 10 him and he would read it carefully and see
whether in his opinion there were any Just causes 3r
complaint against the officials OF either department All
concerned would have an opportunity TO be heard